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The Arctic risks being having no sea ice during the summer by the 2030s, according to a new study. Previous estimates had the region losing sea ice during the warmer months a decade later, another warning that climate change is accelerating. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, compared satellite images and models from 1979 to 2019 to see how ice was changing and determined previous estimates of the sea ice decline had been too low. The data also showed that, even with significant, immediate cuts to pollution and emissions, the region will be sea ice-free in the s......

South Korea's police chief accepted "a heavy responsibility" for failing to prevent a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul. Yoon Hee Keun, commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, said on Tuesday that officers did not effectively handle earlier emergency calls about the impending disaster. The admission came as the South Korean government faces growing public scrutiny over whether the crowd surge Saturday night in Seoul's Itaewon district -- a popular nightlife neighbourhood -- could have been prevented and who should take respons......

The Florida Chamber of Commerce predicts Florida’s population will hit 26 million by 2030, an increase of more than 3.5 million residents. And as the people pour in, so, too, does their money. “They’re literally making cash registers ring,” said Chamber president and CEO Mark Wilson. “That puts dollars in local governments. Our tax collection is hitting record revenues.” But as competition for housing grows and more pressure is put on schools, the environment and infrastructure, some experts worry that sprawling development will lead to more crowded classrooms and roads and polluted waterways.......